StartMail vs Tuta
Tuta has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.3 against 6.5, and Privacy 6.5 against 6.2.
StartMail
Paid private email from the Startpage founders; annual plans payable in Bitcoin
Privacy
6.2/ 10
Fair
Safety
6.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Tuta
German encrypted email and calendar with open-source clients and a free tier
Privacy
6.5/ 10
Fair
Safety
7.3/ 10
Strong
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| StartMail | Tuta | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC | Not published |
| Pay with | Crypto, Card | Card, PayPal |
| Fees | $4.99/month billed annually when checked | Not published |
| Founded | 2014 | 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | Netherlands | Germany |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only StartMail
Nothing distinct
Both
5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed
Only Tuta
No phone neededOpen source
Where they sit among email
Questions
Is StartMail or Tuta safer?
Tuta has the higher Safety grade: StartMail 6.5, Tuta 7.3, out of 10.
Does StartMail or Tuta require KYC?
StartMail is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Tuta is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
StartMail has 0 and Tuta has 0 documented incidents in the registry.